Mysuru: The city has bagged the top spot in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan twice as the cleanest city in the country. The efforts for this should no doubt go to the Corporation and a few organisations. However, it slipped in ranking to the fifth spot this time because many other cities caught up with Mysuru.
Is the City as clean as it is made out to be? A reality check of a few areas presents a grim picture. Already dengue fever is threatening the lives of many. Even though it is the home town of the Chief Minister, many families do not have a proper shelter or a roof over their head. Every person on this earth has a right to food, clothing and shelter. However, they are forced to live on the pavements, under the trees, on top of the trees and in huts in low-lying areas. Here is one example of these pathetic conditions of the poor.
